pseudoephedrine

[soo-doh-i-fed-rin, -ef-i-dreen, -drin]

noun Pharmacology.

a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C10H15NO, used as a nasal decongestant.

Origin of pseudoephedrine

pseudo- + ephedrine

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Contemporary Examples of pseudoephedrine

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British Dictionary definitions for pseudoephedrine

pseudoephedrine

noun

a drug similar in action to ephedrine, used extensively as a decongestant

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